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withdrawing

ADJECTIVE

lowly

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humble

WEAK

average base baseborn cast down common commonplace docile dutiful everyday gentle ignoble low lowborn mean meek menial mild modest mundane obscure obsequious ordinary plebeian poor proletarian prosaic retiring reverential servile simple submissive subordinate unassuming unpretentious

Antonyms

WEAK

higher lofty noble pretentious superior

ADJECTIVE

modest

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STRONGEST

humble moderate prudent quiet simple unassuming

WEAK

bashful blushing chaste coy demure diffident discreet lowly meek nice proper reserved resigned reticent retiring seemly self-conscious self-effacing sheepish silent temperate timid unassertive unassured unboastful unobtrusive unpresuming unpretending unpretentious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brave complex complicated intricate

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arrogant assured bold conceited courageous egotistical extraordinary immodest ostentatious presumptuous proud self-confident unabashed unashamed unlimited

ADJECTIVE

outgoing

Synonyms

STRONG

departing last retiring

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ex- former migratory outbound outward-bound past

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incoming

WEAK

arriving entering

ADJECTIVE

retiring

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humble quiet reserved restrained shrinking withdrawn

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backward bashful coy demure diffident meek modest nongregarious not forward rabbity recessive reclusive reticent self-effacing timid timorous unaffable unassertive unassuming unexpansive unsociable

Antonyms

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bold extroverted friendly outgoing sociable

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demonstrative self-confident

ADJECTIVE

self-effacing

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coy discreet humble reticent unassuming unobtrusive unpretentious

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backward bashful blushing chaste demure diffident lowly meek moderate nice proper prudent quiet reserved resigned retiring seemly self-conscious sheepish shy silent simple temperate timid unassertive unassured unboastful unpresuming unpretending

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brave flaunting forward pretentious

ADJECTIVE

unwashed

Synonyms

WEAK

average base baseborn cast down common commonplace declassed docile dutiful everyday gentle humble ignoble low lowborn mean meek menial mild modest mundane obscure obsequious ordinary plebeian poor proletarian prosaic retiring reverential servile simple submissive subordinate unassuming unpretentious vulgar

NOUN

cancellation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandonment abolition annulment dissolution elimination repeal retirement reversal revocation

STRONG

abrogation deletion dissolving invalidation nullification recall repudiation retraction undoing

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abandoning abolishing canceling invalidating overruling quashing recalling retracting reversing revoking

Antonyms

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enactment validation

STRONG

confirmation

WEAK

allowance approval arrangement establishment permission

NOUN

contraction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decrease deflation recession reduction shrinkage

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abbreviation abridgment compression condensation condensing confinement constriction curtailment diminution dwindling elision evaporation lessening narrowing omission receding reducing shrinking tightening withdrawal

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abbreviating abridging confining curtailing cutting down decreasing deflating diminishing drawing together evaporating lopping omitting shrivelling tensing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enlargement increase

STRONG

expansion opening

WEAK

amplification dilation extension lengthening spread stretch

NOUN

departure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

escape evacuation exit exodus flight passage removal retirement retreat separation takeoff walkout withdrawal

STRONG

abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression embarkation emigration expatriation farewell getaway going goodbye hegira leave-taking migration parting powder recession sailing stampede start vacation

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bow out congé going away quitting setting forth setting-out taking leave taking off vanishing act

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrival coming entrance stay

STRONG

greeting hello

WEAK

abidance continuation keeping

Example Sentences

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But once you stop adding and start withdrawing, the order becomes everything.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Seeded No. 16 in Australia, she won two matches before withdrawing because of an abdominal injury suffered during her three-set victory against Sorana Cîrstea.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The Howard Jarvis-supported initiative’s backers and state policymakers have started preliminary discussions about potentially withdrawing the measure before a June 25 deadline, according to people familiar with the talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In a filing with a federal district court in Florida, Trump, his two eldest sons Eric and Donald Jr. and the Trump Organization said they were withdrawing the action.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Now he was withdrawing the trumpet, sliding it out very very carefully, like a thermometer.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

withdrawing

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